Doing Research in Applied Linguistics: Realities, dilemmas, and solutions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138947350 ISBN 13: 9781138947351

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Doing Research in Applied Linguistics: Realities, dilemmas, and solutions provides insight and guidance for those undertaking research, and shows the reader how to deal with the challenges of this research involving real people in real settings. Featuring over twenty chapters by experienced and up-and-coming researchers from around the world, this book:

• outlines the steps involved in solving the problem and completing a successful, and publishable, project;
• provides case studies of obstacles faced at each stage of research, from preliminary planning to report writing;
• addresses issues of validity and reliability during data collection and analysis;
• discusses ethical issues in research dealing with vulnerable groups including children, refugees, and students;
• includes examples from longitudinal studies, and both qualitative and quantitative research.

Doing Research in Applied Linguistics is essential reading for students studying research methods, or for those embarking on their first research project in applied linguistics or language education.

About this title

About the Author

Jim McKinley is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Bath, UK.

Heath Rose is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138947350
• ISBN 13: 9781138947351
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: McKinley Jim, Rose Heath